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Lesson 2: Poetry

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Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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A poem that includes 2 or more stanzas with similar structures; each line must rhyme with another line in the same stanza; usually a serious poem about a meaningful topic
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Recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Writing that uses sentences and paragraphs
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Lines that repeat
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Using human qualities to describe nonhuman things
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Groups of lines set apart by spaces like paragraphs in other texts
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Direct comparison between two things
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Comparison using like or as to show a connection
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Use of words whose meaning is suggested by their sounds
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A poem that does not follow any set rules of rhythm or rhyme
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Type of writing in which words are chosen and arranged to create a strong image, message, or feeling through meaning, sound, and rhythm
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A reference to another person, place, thing, or text
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Rows of words that do not follow the same rules of capitalization and punctuation you see in other kinds of writing
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Narrator of the story; the voice of the poem; may be the voice of the poet or that of another person or character
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Message or universal understanding
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Refers to the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
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The use of one object or idea to signify something else
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A poem that has 14 lines with 10-12 syllables per line; an idea is developed through most of the poem, and then the last 2 or 6 lines question that idea
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Repetition of a vowel sound
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The position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes something
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The last words of certain lines follow a clear rhyming scheme
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Repeating of words or lines in poetry; used to help unify a poem or to reinforce the meaning or theme
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A short poem focused on the speaker's thoughts or feelings; often like a song
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Extended comparison between two different things; based on the idea that if they have one trait in common, they might have others in common
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Repetition of an initial consonant sound
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A poem that tells a story using stanzas of 2-4 lines and refrain
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A very short poem with three lines and just 17 syllables; does not rhyme and is usually about nature
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A short poem with 5 lines and a regular meter and rhyme scheme; usually humorous
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End in similar sounds